Looking at Paintings - One Hour, One Painting

Nadja Abt
Institute of Fine Arts and Media Art, Painting
2026S, Lecture with Practical Exercises (VU), 2.0 ECTS, 2.0 semester hours, course number S06017

Description

Within ten meetings we will devote each session to one painting in the museum in order to practice precise observation. We will then produce short texts and drawings as notes on our observations.
The meetings will take place at Kunsthistorisches Museum. 

Each Wednesday, we will meet at 2 p.m. in the museum entrance hall—please lock up your belongings beforehand, except for a sketchpad or notepad and pen.

Examination Modalities

Regular attendance

Taking on the role of an expert for one painting. 

Key Words

Museum, painting

Dates

Wed, 11 March 2026, 14:00–17:00
Wed, 18 March 2026, 14:00–17:00
Wed, 25 March 2026, 14:00–17:00
Wed, 15 April 2026, 14:00–17:00
Wed, 22 April 2026, 14:00–17:00
Wed, 29 April 2026, 14:00–17:00
Wed, 20 May 2026, 14:00–17:00
Wed, 27 May 2026, 14:00–17:00
Wed, 03 June 2026, 14:00–17:00
Wed, 10 June 2026, 14:00–17:00

Course Enrolment

From 02 February 2026, 09:00 to 13 March 2026, 11:52
Via online registration

TransArts - Transdisciplinary Arts (Bachelor): Artistic and art technology foundations: Artistic and art technology foundations 180/002.01

Fine Arts (2. Section): Artistic and Research Practice: Writing and Talking about Art, Contextualising Own Artistic Work 605/201.04

Fine Arts (2. Section): Artistic and Research Practice: Free Electives out of Artistic and Research Practice 605/201.80

Co-registration: not possible

Attending individual courses: not possible